Last year I killed off about 500 sq ft of ugly, burnt grass that was full of weeds and would always look dead by June because it was getting blasted by Utah sun 12+ hours a day. Thought about doing some landscaping project there but then stumbled into the Earthwise Seed website and found their Southwestern Alpine Meadow mix. So happy with my choice to use that.
Four months ago this was nothing but dirt that I had turned and weeded. Seeded in late April. I watered a little more diligently, about twice a week, initially but now I am down to once a week and hoping next year I can get away with less (I hate watering, it seems very silly to do it in the second driest state in the country).
I am so impressed with how well everything has come up. Some varieties have been more successful than others; lots of coneflower, goblin flower, and blackeyed Susan. But I am guessing some of these species take a few years to get established, like the yaro and lupine. I have tons of pollinators and other insects there and I have let sunflowers and millet go to seed from my feeders so the birds love it too. The California quail are my favorite. ❤️
This kind of yard is so beautiful and interesting and EASY. I am the first person in my neighborhood to do something like this, at least in their front yard, I hope it catches on!
by engineeringlady1983
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Those mountains in the back tho! So cool.
Native plant gardening has helped my mental health so much. I feel like I am doing what I can to make the world better ☺️
fantastic
I love that there are so many of “us” native gardeners. It gives me hope for the future. You have a fantastic set up here!
I want to track down some legitimate native seed bombs for my part of Oregon. I could go so crazy with those 😅
Wikd cool!
Those flowers are Wikd!
Colorado?? This is gorgeous!!!